Midway to Sack Competition with Early Blitz

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NFL Blitz 2000 will ship more than a week early for a head start on the competition.

By IGN Staff

Midway told IGN64 today that its second installment in the NFL Blitz franchise for Nintendo 64 will ship more than a week ahead of schedule in order to get jump-start on the competition. The game, aptly titled NFL Blitz 2000, was previously scheduled for release August 25, roughly the same date Acclaim's NFL Quarterback Club 2000 is planned to ship. According to Midway, however, a new release-date of August 18 for Blitz 2000 will make it the first of this year's Nintendo 64 football offerings.

Nintendo 64 owners witness to last year's football battle will remember that Midway did the same thing, offering NFL Blitz a full week earlier than it had previously intended. After extensive testing, IGN64 has determined that Midway is smart.

Meanwhile, Electronic Arts' NFL Madden 2000 isn't expected to arrive until September 22 -- a full month after Blitz 2000.